2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They are led by head coach John Savage, in his 19th season at UCLA.

2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record26–21–1 (11–14–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (9th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Stanford ‍†‍‍ 21–7–0 .75035–14–0 .714
No. 24 Washington ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63033–14–0 .702
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60037–15–0 .712
USC ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59331–20–1 .606
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55630–21–0 .588
Oregon ‍‍‍ 14–14–0 .50031–20–0 .608
UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–15–1 .42626–22–1 .541
Washington State ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37029–21–0 .580
Arizona ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37027–22–0 .551
California ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35722–26–0 .458
Utah ‍‍‍ 9–18–1 .33922–29–1 .433
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 15, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season
Main article: 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The Bruins finished with a record of 40–24, and 19–11 in conference play In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to Auburn in the Auburn Regional in Auburn, Alabama.

Personnel

Roster
2022 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 7 – Ethan Flanagan – Sophomore
  • 10 – Nate Leibold – Sophomore
  • 11 – Ben Jacobs – Freshman
  • 12 – Gage Jump – Sophomore
  • 14 – Charles Harrison – Senior
  • 16 – Jack O'Connor – Freshman
  • 20 – Josh Alger – Sophomore
  • 25 – Cody Delvecchio – Freshman
  • 28 – James Hepp – Sophomore
  • 29 – Finn McIllroy – Freshman
  • 30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Sophomore
  • 31 – Chris Aldrich – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
  • 33 – Jake Saum – Senior
  • 34 – Jake Brooks – Junior
  • 35 – Luke Jewett – Sophomore
  • 40 – Michael Barnett – Freshman
  • 45 – Chris Grothues – Freshman
  • 51 – Caedon Kottinger – Junior
  • 55 – Kelly Austin – Redshirt Senior

Catchers

  • 9 – Darius Perry – Senior
  • 17 – Jack Holman – Sophomore
  • 19 – Aidan Berger – Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 – Knox Loposer – Graduate

Infielders

  • 1 – Cody Schrier – Sophomore
  • 3 – Duce Gourson – Sophomore
  • 4 – Kyle Karros – Junior
  • 5 – Daylen Reyes – Junior
  • 6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
  • 8 – Andrew Walters – Freshman
  • 38 – AJ Salgado – Redshirt Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
  • 15 – Jarrod Hocking – Freshman
  • 18 – Carson Yates – Junior
  • 21 – JonJon Vaughns – Junior
  • 24 – Malakhi Knight – Sophomore
  • 27 – Keenan Proctor – Freshman
  • 32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
  • 44 – Toussaint Bythewood – Freshman

Coaches
2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff[2]
  • John Savage – Head coach – 19th season
  • Bryant Ward – Assistant coach – 8th season
  • Niko Gallego – Assistant coach – 9th season
  • David Berg – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule
2023 UCLA Bruins Game Log (26–21–1)
Regular Season: 26–21–1 (Home: 19–9–1; Away: 7–12 Neutral: 0–0)
May: 2–6
Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12
41May 2@ UC Irvine*Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California		3–12Antone
(3–1)		Hahn
(0–1)		—2,46924–16–110–9–1
42May 5CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		7–10Becerra
(2–3)		Brooks
(5–5)		Stasiowski
(1)		71724–17–110–10–1
43May 6CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		2–9Pasqualott
(3–1)		Austin
(4–3)		Galan
(1)		1,17724–18–110–11–1
44May 7CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		8–9Colwell
(2–3)		Aldrich
(3–2)		Bougie
(3)		1,42024–19–110–12–1
45May 9Cal State Fullerton*Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		10–2McIllroy (2–0)Blood
(1–3)		—71325–19–110–12–1
46May 12No. 15 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		12–5Brooks
(6–5)		Sellers
(6–5)		—73326–19–111–12–1
47May 13No. 15 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		4–6Ferrer
(1–1)		Austin
(4–4)		Brown
(9)		91126–20–111–13–1
48May 14No. 15 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		5–21Keljo
(2–0)		Aldrich
(3–3)		Mejia
(2)		69026–21–111–14–1
49May 18at Arizona StatePhoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		–——––
50May 19at Arizona StatePhoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		–——––
51May 20at Arizona StatePhoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		–——––

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[3]1515*121212812221922————
Baseball America[4]1213141312912———————
Collegiate Baseball^[5]131010109913———————
NCBWA†[6]1413131211812232322————
D1Baseball[7]1717171613712242222————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. "2023 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. USA Today Coaches Poll
  4. Baseball America Poll
  5. Collegiate Baseball Poll
  6. NCBWA Poll
  7. D1Baseball Poll
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